2/27/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Annette Lynch, director, Women's Studies program, (319) 273-7195 or 273-2114
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa –-The feminist author of two controversial books, Susan Faludi, will speak at 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 5, in the Maucker Union Expansion at the University of Northern Iowa. Her address will be followed by a question-and-answer session. Faludi is best known for her 1991 book, "Backlash: The Undeclared War on American Women," which asserts that women are under cultural attack for the civil, legal and political gains made during the '60s and '70s. She is a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and contributing editor to Newsweek.
In her latest book, "Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man," Faludi suggests that even in the world they supposedly own and run, men are at the mercy of cultural forces that disfigure their lives and destroy their chances at happiness. According to Faludi, as traditional masculinity continues to collapse, the once-valued male attributes of craft, loyalty, and social utility are no longer honored, much less rewarded.
Free and open to the public, the lecture is sponsored by UNI's Center for Multicultural Education (CME), the Women's Studies program, and the Textile and Apparel Association. For more information, call the CME, (319) 273-2250.
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2/26/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Leah White, director of forensics, (319) 273-7200
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Members of the University of Northern Iowa individual events speech and debate teams recently received recognition in their respective tournaments earlier this month.
The speech team placed third in the Twin Cities Forensic League Tournament at Normandale Community College.
Freshman Megan Gates, general communication major from Waverly, placed fifth in prose interpretation. Senior Carolynn Sween, political communication major from Waterloo, and Gates, received second place in duo interpretation. Sween took second in after dinner speaking, while teammate Nikki Vap, a junior English (teaching) major from Manchester, took first place in that event.
Sophomore Amy Larsen, undecided major from Ankeny placed second in communication analysis. Senior Camille Schulte, general communication major from Marengo, placed seventh, and freshman Meg Taylor, political science major from Cedar Falls, placed fifth, both in persuasive speaking.
At the Heart of America Debate Tournament at Kansas University in Lawrence, Kan., freshmen Michelle Kelsey, political science major, and Keith West, biotechnology major, both from Ankeny, received first place in the novice debate division. Kelsey placed 10th in individual speaking.
In the junior varsity division, junior Cori Kuhn, sociology major from Sheldahl, and sophomore Eric Short, biology and biomedical majors from Brookings, S.D. placed first. Kuhn was awarded second individual speaker honors in the junior varsity division.
The debate team will attend the National Championship tournament in March.
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